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Yep I read her story. DIdn't like that the lab closed down for the morning. My baruim swallow is scheduled for 11:30 am the day of surgery so I hope that is true. I might come the night before. I am coming with my mom and it depends on if she wants to come over the night before. As for coming home I have to get home. My daughter has her 8th grade trip that week and I have to be around to get her packed and ready to leave the next day............than I get a week to heal and not have to worry about getting her to and from school. Timing is good but that first day is gonna be hard being sore and having to get her ready to go. Overall I think not having her around the rest of the week will be great. I am excited to get this done. I will feel better I think after I get all my pre op done and know more details!! I am wondering about alot of the details right now........ Oh and I tasted the jello tonight and loving it. I will have to go out and get more if I don't stop. I thought I didn't like it but ...............I do!! Now the pudding..............I have had to much of that and not sure I can eat that again................eating to much of it the last five months. LOL So now 2 more people banded and two more to go this month................:-)

So nice to hear from ya. I will also be online right after surgery. I am an internet fanatic!!! So was is more or less painful than expected?? What about embarrassment factor? I know you were shy and worried a bit about that. Also how many days are you staying in Richmond? Boy I think I am gonna have to come home right after since I can't leave my daughter overnight..............I will just have to take the pain killer and go.................. Ah when your up to it I have so many questions!!

So glad to hear she is doing well. I was wondering about her today and logged on just to see if there were any updates. Will be anxious to read her post. Well Christine it is you and me next. I am going ti Richmond on Thursday for all my pre op appointments....8am, 10am 1:30pm 2pm and 3:30 pm. I am leaving at 5:30am..............than surgery!! Reggie. Water, water, water................no carbs at all is what works for me. And exercise. I am back on no carbs this week and overdoing the water again. I am down a couple more pounds thanks I am sure to all the extra exercise I did in Africa!! LOl Nicole can'[t wait to hear from you and to get some ideas on what to expect. Oh anyone know how many people are in the pre op class?? Just curious since I want to ask questions and have some one on one time!!

Good Luck!! Yea Christine I am not really worried but just weird thoughts. Like yesterday I went to Qdoba and was thinking.....oh this will be the last time I can eat here..........seems weird now because it is so close and so real. I got the heating pad and meds and vitamins over the weekend. Got the broth..........will get the jello and sugar free pudding next weekend. I am basically ready but having a hard time letting it sink it that this is really close now!!! :-) anxious to hear from Aud later today. I hope it all goes well. We all have the same doctor now!!

HEy Nicole tomorrow is the big day. I will be thinking about you and wishing you the best. I look forward to hearing how it goes. Two more weeks and I will be there with you. I wish you a fast recovery!! I am also in the last two weeks and starting to debate what I will eat or won't eat. I go back and forth between lose as much as possible and have everything one last time. I am almost 10 pounds under goal weight but want to stay that way!! So is anyone else getting the last minute concerns about what I won't be able to eat............... I have my pre op and all my doc appointment on Thursday. Than a week until D day!!

Hey all the bloodwork is done and results were in before I got home. Everything looks fine so it is a go now. I have pre op and meet with Tom and Dr. Baggs on April 2, 2009....next week. Two weeks to go. Not nervous at all just excited. I want to get this done and be on the recovery side........ Christine I did hear you got moved up and have Dr. Baggs. Good for you. For me I have to wait because work would not be happy if I had surgery early..........everything is set up for April 13, and I will be off a month unless I decide to go back earlier on my own..................I just want to take some time off. I have something going on this weekend but I may try to get the meeting right after............trying to get back into the swing of things in the states and back on a strict diet. In africa they only had rice and bean and cucumbers. So I ate what was there.........including the rice!! LOL. everyone in that county is hunger so I could not be to picky!! No heavy people in Africa which I of course was quick to notice!!! LOL. No cars they walk for hours to get anywhere.............I did the same thing for three weeks. So I think the excercise not the diet is what made me lose 4 pounds. Also water is very scared and hard to get so the 64 ounce thing fell out the windown over there..........getting back to it the last two days. I so missed all my liquids over there........... So now on to my next adventure!!

I might be there not sure yet!! So any word on pre op labs? I went in today but the line was out the door for the blood work. I plan to go back tomorrow and be there early.

Hey all I am back from Africa and ready to get this process completed. Only lost 4 pounds while I was gone but at least no gain. Still scheduled for surgery on the 13th and going in for the final labs today. Anyone know what the labs are for pre op?? I guess I will find out when I go in today!! Everyone is doing great it seems!!! And some new members have joined in while I was away!!

Welcome Diane I hear you about the up and down stuff. I keep going between 235 and 238 and can't seem to get under that. Discouraging. I am at goal weight but still stuck........ I guess I need to go under 1200 but I get hungry and lose my commitment by nighttime. I am hoping the band will give me that extra boast!!

OMG Riley you have lost alot already 49 down!!! Ah I can't wait for that. Stephanie welcome to the group. Yep I agree with everyone you will like Kaiser Richmond. I got off to a slow start but once they know your serious things speed up. And yep I agree with the pushing #7 it works wonders. I have been to Richmond 3 times now. Than once more on 4/2/09 for pre op and appointments and than on 4/13/09 for surgery. I am so ready and I am so stuck at 236 right now. I can't eat a carb period if I want to lose!! Ahhh..........I will be so glad for the help of the band because I get hungry when I follow their diet strictly. I am trying to use water at the end of the day when the calories are all gone and I am still hungry............ Riley congratulations I can't wait for my day to come!!

I am going to be having gthe lap band surgery on APril 13, 2009. Very ready and very excited!!:cursing:

I am going to be having gthe lap band surgery on APril 13, 2009. Very ready and very excited!!:smile:

Yea that head hunger can get you everytime. For me the weekends are worst when I am home most of the day and not busy with work or helping my daughter with school stuff. I have realized when I am bored the head hunger comes out......................with stress being the next thing that brings the head hunger on. It is crazy because I will wander in and out of the kitchen thinking I want something to eat than realizing I really don't but it is a habit and crazy hard to break when I am bored. I have just been going to bed when I get like that so I don't end up eating out of boredom. That works as long as I am tire enough to sleep. Darned head hunger. I think the this is the worst thing about all this. Because for the most part I am not to hunger with all the water and crystal light I drink!! LOL Anyone else get this crazy head hunger stuff!! What are you doing when it strikes? I can't wait for my surgery. It still seems a ways off but I am sure time will fly!! I am so busy at work getting ready for vacation than back to work for two weeks than out for a month of recovery. I am planning a month off but if I feel better after two weeks I will go back than. We'll see how I feel.

Riley that sounds scary. Something I worry about but not so much I am gonna cancel the surgery. Part of why it is good not to go back to work to quick!! I like that they responded so quick at Richmond Kaiser. Makes me feel like they are on top of things. Christine and Nicole. I just checked my appointments and I have Tom so I am ok so far. But I will keep watching the website. All my appointments are on one day so I hop they don't change it. So how was the group meeting today?? I couldn't go due to a sick kid but I am really curious how it went!!

I knew about the group at Kaiser I found out a couple of weeks ago but forgot about. I did tell Liz about it and she wrote it down in my file that I was going to go try it out. So.......I may be there this weekend. I probably would have my daughter who is 14 so I need to call and see if they would let her in..........

Great to hear your doing so well!! I hope it goes as well for the rest of us. I can relax and breath now that I know it is not all that bad!! :-)

There is a group of use going throught Richmond Kaiser. Check out the richmond kaiser forum. I am also doing lap band and think it is the best option for me. WELCOME

Looks like you found it. I am glad it went well for her now I can stop worrying so much!! LOL

Riley is doing fine and it sounds like it was a breeze!! She posted over on the surgery stories sight...........no problems.

Ah Riley sounds like it went well. I am gonna be like you and try and get up and moving the minute I wake up. I hate hospitals and don't want to stay longer than I have to. Thanks for the update.

Welcome Meta. I am also going through Kaiser and will have surgery on April 12, 2009. You doing the RNY or the lap band? How far have you gotten in the process?

SWISHBC I might come back from Africa and you will already be banded!! LOL. That would be a huge surprize!! Take whatever date you can get is my opinion. I wonder if some people change their mind last minute or have emergencies..............or gain weight back? Well I am wondering about Riley and hope she is ok!!

Ok updating my signature. Totally forgot about that. I am actually on the 12th of APril. The Monday after Easter!! I would like to be a week earlier but Liz didn't offer!! LOL. I am sure there is a reason. I am glad to be one of the first April appointments scheduled. I think April will fill up really quick with Spring break. So we are all done with the long drive to Richmond for awhile now!!

Hey Christine. So your an APril bandster too. We are within days of each other. Congratulations!! I know how exciting it is to have a date. So the doctors are out for two weeks. That makes sense I was wondering why so many dates in March were not available. I think we are lucky to be towards the beginning of April. My guess is that it will get really crowded in APril and early May with trying to catch up with all the March people!! There is going to be a backlog like at Christmas when staff was out for a couple of week!! I am really happy with my EARLY april date and know the April surgery dates are gonna be gone in a flash!! So we will be recovery together!! :-) My struggle now is that I have six weeks to keep my weight down and lower it. The last few days I have had this celebration attitude and have not been as strict as i was before. I am so close to goal that I can't afford to celebrate anything or get lazy!! I went back to writing everything down again today!! :-) Anyone hear from Riley?? Wondering about her and if things went well.

Hey Riley-thinking about you today!! By now you should be out of surgery and maybe even headed back home. Wishing you the best and hope it all went smoothly and your doing great. Look forward to hearing about it and knowing how your doing :-) SWISHBC today is your CM appointment and I would love to hear how that went and want date you got for your surgery and pre op. Serenity you should join up for the next lunch out.